2021/01/27 Council Agenda Packet

Meter Charge $407.23 per meter/month Water Charge (exclusive of meter charge) $0.5707 per 100 cu. ft. In addition to said water charge there shall be added a twenty percent rate Multiplier to the water charge and a filtration charge of $0.9862 per 100 cu. ft. to arrive at the total monthly charge. No multiplier shall be added to the filtration charge. ii. For master meters connected west of the Snohomish River, the water charge shall be the same as the Commercial/Industrial/Governmental water rate. In addition to said water charge and applicable meter charge, there shall be added a twenty percent rate multiplier and a filtration charge of $0.9862. per 100 cu. ft. to arrive at the total monthly charge. No multiplier shall be added to the meter charge or the filtration charge. 3. Service Connection Charges. Service connection installations outside the City limits of all sizes shall be charged at the actual cost of the complete installation but in no event shall the charge for a three-quarter inch, a one -inch or a two-inch service be less than the amount charged for service connections within the City limits. 4. Delinquent Penalty and Special Charges. The delinquent penalty and special charges as set forth in Section 12 plus a multiplier of twenty-five percent, shall apply to customers outside the City limits. Section 13: Section 18 of Ordinance 3529-17 (codified at EMC 14.16.705) is amended, with strike -out text deleted: Metering Requirements. Washington State Department of Health Water Efficiency Rules, WAC 246-290- 496, require every municipal water system with more than 1,000 connections to meter all services by January 22, 2017. The City of Everett may, to January 22, 2017, convert existing flat rate services to metered service accounts At such time, as a flat rate account is converted to metered, beginning with the next scheduled read date, the meter will be read and that account will be billed based on consumption and current rates for domestic metered accounts no later than the next billing cycle. Section 14: Section 20 of Ordinance 3529-17 (codified at EMC 14.16.715), which states as follows On April 1, 2014, and thereafter on a biannual basis, the Utilities Superintendent shall submit a review and report of the financial condition of the water utility and City Council shall consider adjustment of rates, based on then current costs including but not limited to changes in the AFSCME Labor Relations agreement wage provisions for the position of Utility Laborer. is hereby repealed. Section 15. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this Ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this Ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener's/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers, and any internal references. 24